The Dark Corner
Save your lipstick, girls, he plays for keeps.
1946 | 99m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Henry Hathaway |
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| Writer: | Jay Dratler, Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Leo Rosten |
| Staring: |
| Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 09, 1946 |
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| Director: | Henry Hathaway |
| Writer: | Jay Dratler, Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Leo Rosten |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | film noir, conspiracy, private investigator, art gallery, extramarital affair, jealous husband |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mark Stevens | Bradford Galt |
| Lucille Ball | Kathleen Stewart |
| Clifton Webb | Hardy Cathcart |
| William Bendix | Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss |
| Kurt Kreuger | Anthony Jardine |
| Cathy Downs | Mari Cathcart |
| Reed Hadley | Lt. Frank Reeves |
| Constance Collier | Mrs. Kingsley |
| Eddie Heywood | Self |
| Colleen Alpaugh | Little Girl with Slide Whistle (uncredited) |
| Charles Cane | Policeman at Tony's Apartment (uncredited) |
| Ellen Corby | Maid (uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | Policeman at Gallery (uncredited) |
| John Elliott | Laundry Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Mary Field | Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited) |
| John Goldsworthy | Butler (uncredited) |
| Vincent Graeff | Newsboy Witness (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Man at Hit & Run Attempt (uncredited) |
| Eloise Hardt | Miss Dennis, Saleswoman (uncredited) |
| John Kelly | Policeman at Gallery (uncredited) |
| Colin Kenny | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Molly Lamont | Lucy Wilding (uncredited) |
| Hope Landin | Woman Scrubbing Floor (uncredited) |
| Thomas Louden | Elderly Man (uncredited) |
| Donald MacBride | Policeman at Gallery (uncredited) |
| Frank Marlowe | First Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Thomas Martin | Henry, the Majordomo (uncredited) |
| Matt McHugh | Milkman (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | Mr. Bryson (uncredited) |
| Steve Olsen | Arcade Barker (uncredited) |
| Isabel Randolph | Mrs. Reynolds (uncredited) |
| John Russell | Policeman at Tony's Apartment (uncredited) |
| Douglas Spencer | Deli Customer (uncredited) |
| Frieda Stoll | Frau Keller (uncredited) |
| Charles Tannen | Second Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Minerva Urecal | Client Wife (uncredited) |
| Charles Wagenheim | The Real Fred Foss (uncredited) |
| Regina Wallace | Mrs. Bryson (uncredited) |
| Gisela Werbisek | Mrs. Schwartz (uncredited) |
| Lynn Whitney | Stenographer (uncredited) |
| Peter Cusanelli | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Alice Fleming | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Eugene Goncz | Practical Sign Painter (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Tom Monroe | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Policeman on Street (uncredited) |
| Joe Ploski | Deli Customer (uncredited) |
| Raisa | Client Daughter (uncredited) |
| Pietro Sosso | Old Man (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jay Dratler | Screenplay |
| Bernard C. Schoenfeld | Screenplay |
| Cyril J. Mockridge | Original Music Composer |
| Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography |
| J. Watson Webb Jr. | Editor |
| James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Leland Fuller | Art Direction |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Kay Nelson | Costume Design |
| William Eckhardt | Assistant Director |
| Leo Rosten | Story |
| Harry Kleiner | Additional Writing |
| Fred Kohlmar | Additional Writing |
| Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| Emil Newman | Music Director |
| Sam Benson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| Paul Helmick | Second Assistant Director |
| David Silver | Second Assistant Director |
| Charles Hall | Unit Production Manager |
| Raymond A. Klune | Production Manager |
| Paul S. Fox | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Larry Haddock | Props |
| Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Sol Halperin | Visual Effects |
| Edwin Hammeras | Visual Effects |
| Til Gabani | Second Assistant Camera |
| Charles Althouse | Scoring Mixer |
| Paul Neal | Scoring Mixer |
| Murray Spivack | Scoring Mixer |
| W.D. Flick | Sound |
| Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Chuck Hamilton | Stunts |
| John Kelly | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Fred Kohlmar | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin International Film Festival | Best Actress | Lucille Ballart | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Mark Stevens is "Brad Galt" a newly arrived New York PI trying to set up anew after serving jail time after being famed by his erstwhile partner "Jardine" (Kurt Kreuger). A visit from the local police "Reeves" (Reed Hadley) sets him on edge and before long he realises that someone is out to get him ... again! Aided by his secretary "Kathleen" (Lucille Ball) - who is a considerably more effective investigator - they decide to find their antagonist before he prevails. It's quite a decently paced crime thriller. Ball is on good form and bonds quite well with the handsome, boyish, Stevens and a couple of contributions from Clifton Webb and his henchman William Bendix keep the story interesting, if not exactly intriguing, for a while. It is a bit too long, but still worth a watch.
Mar 28, 2022